The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-31
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AToufist Tells Of several I:xeursions and
tho Wonders Seen.

Special Correspondence ., De fnieltgMar.
SALT LAKE CIrr, UrAu, May 2S.-N
appears TO be the fashion for tourists to
write something Of what they have seen
and heard. ! am an odd fellow In some
respects, but do not care to DO oddin this
respect.
at the close Of the Y. NJ. @. a, Conven.
ton in San Franctsco, the delegates &C.
an invitation to an excursion to
Monterey and Santa Cruz, which we
reached by q ride on tho rail OF about 125
miles through the Santa Clara valley, tax.
Ing in Manic Park and San JoSe, both
beautiful towns. Carriages were provided
at Monterey station, In which we rode
through the Monterey grove, q beautiful
place, but just now eadly marred by what
remains OF the wreck OF the magnificent
hotel, burnt only a few months since.
From the grove we were driven through
the town, which Is sandy and wind.swept,
and not by any means attractive, Thence
We went two and one.hhlf miles further
up the shore to the Pacific Grove, which
Is the summer religious resort OF the Pa.
citic coast, but which Is not, as a whole,
as vol equipped and attractive probably
as Mountain Lake Park or Moundsyille.
It has, however, the sea shore, with rocky
promontorles, alternating with sandy
beaches, and surf.bathing In season, which
1t must be admitted, makes up for other
deficiencies.
The ladies OF Monterey had provided
here a bountiful spread Of good things for
the hungry excursionists. These were
disposed OF In the usual way, and alter
wards gratefully acknowledged in the
usual after dinner speeches. Alter an
hour spent In social intercourse and RAM
blea on the sea shore, We were all taken
back to the train and carried fifty miles
further along tho shore Of the bay to Santa
Cruz, where another banquet and recep-
ton awaited US. The reception was held
in q large hall, in which a magnificent
floral exhibition had been held, and In
| which all the floral adornment had been
retained. The exhibition was aaid to have
been one Of the finest held in this land
OF fruits and flowers. Il surpassed I'M
| We had seen on our travels. at the re-
| ception addresses were made and the occa-
| aion improved both socially and religious.
ly. At the close the delegates were as.
signed TO homes for the night. Tho next
morning they came down six miles
through the San Antonio canyon, one OF
the most picturesque in California, to the
| Big Tree Grove In the Santa Cruz Noun.
tains, whore we saw the tree In which
General Fremont had his headquarters.
Fifty OF our excursionists got into 1t. The
I l.EtantU 10 tha lotnaot DSk faak htul On
In circumference and % feet in diameter.
Thenext largest Ia called General Grant,"
then comes the "1ngersol Cathedral
which is composed Of 0 large trees all in
one cluster. Not long ago one OF these
trees was sawed up into lumber and they
got 100000 feet out Of 1t.
On our return TO Santa Cruz we were oil
ready for lunch again, after which DR.. Z.
II. Logan and some others took a bath in
the surf, and then all took the train again
for San Francisco.
The next day We regretfnlly said good
bye to San FranciEco and its beautiful bay,
along the shores Of which we swept
until We reached the Sacramento river.
Soon our whole train OF fourteen cars is
on board the mammoth steamer Sonora"
which easily takes all on, with room left
for ss many more. She Is 425 feet long,
$50 feet wide, 10 foot stroke and 90 inch
| cylinders. How is tina. for q big boat?
Daylight found US under the suow sheds
on the summit Of the Sierra Nevada, COCO
feet above sea level. Then we rode TWEEN
ty-aix hours through the desert until We
struck the green fields snd cottages, which
lie on the eastern edge Of the famous Salt
Lake. An hour later We are in Salt Lake
| City, very properly called the city OF
magnificent distances. 1t is beautifully
laid out. 1t tcoyers nine square miles,
with a population Of 10000 Mormons and
| 1000 gentlea. The streets are oil 100 feet
| vide, and lined with trees, and down
each gutter run a pure stream OF noun
tain water, like in a mill course. The
Mormon Temple is built OF g~sGnite-not
finished yet-and hss already cost s $780,
900. 1t is 200 feet high and 100 feet long,
with walls seven feet thick. The taberna-
| Gle is very handsome and will seat 10, 1000
pereons, and has one OF the finest organs
in the world. The Assembly Hall ID all
granite, and will seat $500. The gentiles
nave two Presbyterian churches. two
Episcopal, one Methodist, one Baptist,
one Congregational, one Catholic and one
synagogue, and will 800 have a Young
Mems Christian Association here. The
meeting at the tabernacle yesterday at .
P. NJ. was very interesting. There were
fully 5000 people present. The choir was
large, not less than 100 singera, and the
music Was good.
The sermon WEB ono hour and q hall
long andiBhiIe it was in progress the sacTa-
ment was administered to the people, in.
Guiding the children in their seats.
The sermon was On exposition and dc.
Tense OF their peculiar duties and prac-
tees, and closed with an exhortation 10
the Later Day Ssints' to be exclusive
and faithful to their doctrines.
This is q beautiful valley and they gay
the climate is delightful. II is very much
like the Ojai Valley With its mountains, but
it is much larger. But alter all our travels
Of four months up and down California
and elsewhere, We have yet to find o more
delightful place for scenery, quiet rest and
health resort than at the "Oal Glen
Cottages" OF 3. ". Gally, Ojai Valley,
Ventura county, California.
While in sGn Francisco I saw tho FOL.
lowing Wbeelingites: John Mckee,
Charles W. Mccoy, Hon. George Z. Tin.
gle and family, A. y. Partridge, John and
Logan McCrsGken, Jacob and Matt. Alt.
myer, and Thomas Fahey. Tho frs.
named had many inquiries to make Rtter
our old citizens, and wGa very anxious to
hear all about the First Presbyterian
church, in Which he was baptized and
brought up in. DR.. Logan, William A..
Turner and I we're down Last Saturday
week to sec George 4. Jingle, wife and
son start for their cold homo in Alaska.
We leave to-day at noon for Colorado
Springs and Denver, and expect to arrive
in Kansas City the last Of thu week. Mr..
Turner has gone to the Yosemite Val.